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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1919
Page
3
A poem invites readers to dream as children do and to use imagination to transform sorrow into joy. It urges playful belief that beauty, duty, and light exist, promising tomorrow's joys if one maintains a hopeful, creative stance.
A Brooklyn dealer sold fraudulent Aspirin tablets mostly as talcum powder. Consumers urged to demand Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross on package and tablet. Proper dosage instructions accompany each Bayer package and the aspirin trademark belongs to Bayer.
Debates and a parliamentary stalemate dominated a Friday session as a plan to probe all state departments died 94 to 48. Representative Barrett’s resolution aimed at J. J. Brown faced strong opposition from Brown supporters who argued the probe would cripple agricultural interests and harm the state’s welfare.
The piece urges old fashioned courtesy and restraint in public life while noting Prosperity at odds with lagging public business. It argues taxes must rise or assessments must increase to fund government services as costs rise and towns struggle to keep pace with growth.
Dr J W MacNamara to preach Sunday night at Indian Springs Church. Parishioners urged to attend as sermon prepares a quick, final push to finish plans for the ice factory project.
Joe Stone of Jackson County wins a Washington trip for thrift in corn. Lamar Mills of Fulton County profits on a pig. The feature highlights rural agricultural clubs in the South, promoting thrift, war savings stamps, and productive farming to inspire future men and women.
W H Spencer a plumber faces lar ceny jumping bond and an added charge of attempting to break jail. A fellow prisoner alerted Sheriff Lavender, who found Spencer in a hindered escape attempt after disconnecting cell bars. He previously stole over a hundred items from Carmichael Hardware, most recovered, and was recaptured in Savannah after jumping bond. Bondsman was J S Davis.
The piece argues that Edmund Burke favored steady reason over fashion's whims but that modern life favors pleasure. It contends happiness is the true good, and unhappy people lack religion education patriotism and social usefulness. It laments materialism and notes Burke understood this balance better than contemporary society.
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